b'OfferingsandRelatedDisclosureRequirements;coveredpersons include: the issuer, its predecessors and affiliated issuers,directors, general partners, and managing members of the issuer executive officers of the issuer, and other officers of the issuers that participate in the offering 20 percent beneficial owners of the issuer, calculated on the basis of total voting power promoters connected to the issuer for pooled investment fund issuers, the funds investment manager and its principals persons compensated for soliciting investors, including their directors, general partners and managing members Crowdfunding The use of small amounts of funds from a large number of investors to financeabusiness,usuallyusingsocialmediaandwebsitestobring investors together. Crowdfunding Platform An organization or website that brings together investors to pool funds. Crowdfunding Portal A mechanism on a website used by a crowdfunding platform to allow investors to directly make capital contributions to a securities offering. 299'